The Shootaround: Alabama vs. Lamar

Pat Knight, the son of Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight, is in his second season at Lamar, and on Tuesday night, his Cardinals will challenge Alabama at Coleman Coliseum. Game time is 7 p.m. CST.

The son was an assistant on his father’s staff at Texas Tech and took over as the head coach in February 2008 when Bob retired.

In three-plus seasons, Knight’s record was 50-61 at Texas Tech.

In his first season at Lamar last year, Knight led the Cardinals to a 23-12 season. They earned an automatic NCAA tournament berth by winning the Southland Conference tournament championship.

But they are 1-5 this season as they rebuild. They have been outscored by an average of 19.2 points per game. They are averaging only 57.7 points per game, and they’ll meet an Alabama team that is giving up an average of only 55.8 points per game. They are committing an average of 19.3 turnovers per game, and they’ll face a Crimson Tide team that is forcing an average of 17.8 turnovers per game.

Lamar has made only 39.8 percent of its shots from the field, and it will face an Alabama team that has held opponents to 38.6 percent shooting.